Paul Prudhomme Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“In '71 or '72 I returned to New Orleans and stayed there. I started cooking Louisiana food. Of all the things I had cooked, it was the best-and it was my heritage.”

“I didn't want to do just another set of recipes. I think that's useless.”

“I opened a restaurant that had nothing but California wines.”

“One of my missions was to teach.”

“I opened my own restaurant when I was 17. I went broke, then traveled around the country, learning about different kinds of foods, had three other restaurants that went broke. It didn't all start just a few years ago!”

“I love people, and I'm excited that I can turn them on.”

“I wait for the next opportunity to have something to do with food. If I get rested, my mind just starts creating new dishes - click, click, click.”

“I'd like to have the first restaurant that can deliver incredible quality food to your table at your house at any time-right where you live.”

“Some people absorb in different ways. I didn't realize until I was 15 years old how much I retained.”

“We closed the restaurant in New Orleans and brought the entire staff to San Francisco. But we had to go home.”